(Jan. 6, 2025) – As the Kansas Legislature approaches a Jan. 13 start, Republican and Democratic leadership in the House and Senate have been busy making committee appointments.

The following is the make-up of the House Committees. There were no new committees in the House.

Appropriations: Chair: Troy Waymaster (R-Bunker Hill); Vice-Chair: Kristey Williams (R-Augusta); Ranking Minority Barbara Ballard (D-Lawrence), Avery Anderson (R-Newton); David Buehler (R-Lansing); Will Carpenter (R-El Dorado); Susan Estes (R-Wichita); Shannon Francis (R-Liberal); Jason Goetz (R-Dodge City); Kyle Hoffman (R-Coldwater); Steven Howe (R-Salina); Lisa Moser (R-Wheaton); Ken Rahjes (R-Agra); Bill Sutton (R-Gardner); Sean Tarwater (R-Stilwell); Adam Turk (R-Shawnee); Barb Wasinger (R-Hays), John Alcala (D-Topeka), Mike Amyx (D-Lawrence), Pam Curtis (D-Kansas City), Henry Helgerson (D-Eastborough), Jo Ella Hoye (D-Lenexa), Jarrod Ousley (D-Merriam)

Health and Human Services: Chair: Will Carpenter (R-El Dorado); Vice-Chair: Ron Bryce (R-Coffeyville); Ranking Minority Susan Ruiz (D-Shawnee); Emil Bergquist (R-Park City); Doug Blex (R-Independence); Dave Buehler (R-Lansing); Ron Ellis (R-Meriden); Fred Gardner (R-Garnett); Carl Turner (R-Leawood); Leah Howell (R-Derby); Duane Droge (R-Eureka); Angela Steins (R-Shawnee); Allen Reavis (R-Atchison); Nikki McDonald (D-Olathe), Heather Meyer (D-Overland Park), Melissa Oropeza (D-Kansas City), Suzanne Wikle (D-Lawrence)

Insurance: Chair: Bill Sutton (R-Gardner); Vice-Chair: Brian Bergkamp (R-Wichita); Ranking Minority Cindy Neighbor (D-Shawnee); Emil Bergquist (R-Park City); Ken Collins (R-Mulberry); Pat Proctor (R-Leavenworth); Sean Tarwater (R-Stillwell); Shawn Chauncey (R-Junction City); Rick James (R-La Cygne); Patrick Penn (R-Wichita); Paul Waggoner (R-Hutchinson); Kristey Williams (R-Augusta); Kirk Haskins (D-Topeka), Heather Meyer (D-Overland Park), Silas Miller (D-Wichita)

Judiciary: Chair Susan Humphries (R-Wichita); Vice-Chair: Laura Williams (R-Lenexa); Ranking Minority Dan Osman (D-Overland Park); Jesse Borjon (R-Topeka); Dan Goddard (R-Parsons); Bob Lewis (R-Garden City); Carrie Barth (R-Baldwin City); Brad Barrett (R-Osage City); Charlotte Esau (R-Olathe); Lauren Bohi (R-Olathe); Mark Schreiber (R-Emporia); Kyler Sweely (R-Hutchinson); Jill Ward (R-Wichita), John Carmichael (D-Wichita), Pam Curtis (D-Kansas City), Angela Martinez (D-Wichita), Lindsay Vaughn (D-Overland Park)

Taxation: Chair: Adam Smith (R-Weskan); Vice-Chair: Carl Turner (R-Leawood); Ranking Minority Tom Sawyer (D-Wichita), Francis Awerkamp (R-St. Mary’s); Ron Bryce (R-Coffeyville); Nate Butler (R-Junction City); Ken Corbet (R-Topeka); Shannon Francis (R-Liberal); Nick Hoheisel (R-Wichita); Cyndi Howerton (R-Wichita); Tom Kessler (R-Wichita); Clarke Sanders (R-Salina); Chuck Smith (R-Pittsburg); Mike Thompson (R-Bonner Springs); Robyn Essex (R-Olathe); Marty Long (R-Ulysses); Dawn Wolf (R-Bennington), John Alcala (D-Topeka), Sydney Carlin (D-Manhattan), Henry Helgerson (D-Eastborough), Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (D-Overland Park), Jerry Stogsdill (D-Prairie Village), Rui Xu (D-Westwood)

Social Services Budget: Chair: David Buehler (R-Lansing); Vice-Chair: Will Carpenter (R-El Dorado); Ranking Minority Melissa Oropeza (D-Kansas City); Mike King (R-Hesston); Allen Reavis (R-Atchison); Angela Stiens (R-Shawnee); Sean Wilcott (R-Holton), Barbara Ballard (D-Lawrence), Susan Ruiz (D-Shawnee)

Federal and State Affairs: Chair: Tom Kessler (R-Wichita); Vice-Chair: Rebecca Schmoe (R-Ottawa); Ranking Minority Silas Miller (D-Wichita); Brian Bergkamp (R-Wichita); Ron Bryce (R-Coffeyville); Ken Corbet (R-Topeka); Leah Howell (R-Derby); Steve Huebert (R-Valley Center); Rick James (R-La Cyne); Bob Lewis (R-Garden City); Kyle McNorton (R-Topeka); John Resman (R-Olathe); Clarke Sanders (R-Salina); Kevin Schwertfeger (R-Turon); Paul Waggoner (R-Hutchinson); Jill Ward (R-Wichita); Sean Wilcott (R-Holton), Kirk Haskins (D-Topeka), Heather Meyer (D-Overland Park), Brooklynee Mosley (D-Lawrence), Dan Osman (D-Overland Park), Louis Ruiz (D-Kansas City), Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (D-Overland Park)

Local Government: Chair: Emil Bergquist (R-Park City); Vice-Chair: Doug Blex (R-Independence); Ranking Minority Linda Featherson (D-Overland Park), Carrie Barth (R-Baldwin City); Ken Collins (R-Mulberry); Robyn Essex (R-Olathe); Fred Gardner (R-Garnett); Lon Pishny (R-Garden City), Chip VanHouden (R-Spring Hill) ; Dawn Wolf (R-Bennington); Lynn Melton (D-Kansas City), Wanda Brownlee Paige (D-Kansas City), Tobias Schlingensiepen (D-Topeka)

Legislative Modernization: Chair: Patrick Penn (R-Wichita); Vice-Chair: Jesse Borjon (R-Topeka); Ranking Minority Ford Carr (D-Wichita); Cyndi Howerton (R-Wichita); Bill Rhiley (R-Wellington); Mark Schreiber (R-Emporia); Carl Turner (R-Leawood); Adam Smith (R-Weskan); Duane Droge (R-Eureka); Brad Barrett (R-Osage City), Sherri Brantley (R-Great Bend); Charlotte Esau (R-Olathe); Dale Helwig (R-Columbus), Melissa Oropeza (D-Kansas City), Alexis Simmons (D-Topeka), Suzanne Wikle (D-Lawrence)

Financial Institutions and Pensions: Chair: Nick Hoheisel (R-Wichita); Vice-Chair: Angela Steins (R-Olathe); Ranking Minority Rui Xu (D-Westwood); Lance Neelly (R-Tonganoxie); Chuck Smith (R-Pittsburg); Mike Thompson (R-Bonner Springs); Gary White (R-Ashland); Laura Williams (R-Lenexa); Lauren Bohi (R-Olathe); Mike King (R-Hesston); Allen Reavis (R-Atchison); Angel Roeser (R-Manhattan); Kyler Sweely (R-Hutchinson), Nikki McDonald (D-Olathe), Mari-Lynn Poskin (D-Leawood), Virgil Weigel (D-Topeka), Valdenia Winn (D-Kansas City)

Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications: Chair: Leo Delperdang (R-Wichita); Vice-Chair: Rick Wilborn (R-McPherson); Ranking Minority KC Ohaebosim (D-Wichita); Francis Awerkamp (R-St. Mary’s); Emil Bergquist (R-Park City); Jesse Borjon (R-Topeka); Patrick Penn (R-Wichita); Nick Hoheisel (R-Wichita); Webster Roth (R-Wellington); Mark Schreiber (R-Emporia); Chuck Smith (R-Pittsburg); Lauren Bohi (R-Olathe); Chip VanHouden (R-Spring Hill), John Carmichael (D-Wichita), Lynn Melton (D-Kansas City), Cindy Neighbor (D-Shawnee), Tobias Schlingensiepen (D-Topeka)

Water: Chair: Jim Minnix; Vice-Chair: Gary White; Doug Blex; Robyn Essex; Brett Fairchild; Fred Gardner; Sandy Pickert; Adam Smith; Joe Seiwert; Duane Droge; Dale Helwig; Lon Pishny

Veterans and Military: Chair: Mike Thompson (R-Bonner Springs); Vice-Chair: Nate Butler (R-Junction City); Ranking Minority Mari-Lynn Poskins (D-Leawood); Ken Collins (R-Mulberry); Dan Goddard (R-Parsons); Scott Hill (R-Abilene); Tim Johnson (R- Basehor); Bill Bloom (R-Clay Center); Shawn Chauncey (R-Junction City); Megan Steele (R-Manhattan), Syndey Carlin (D-Manhattan), Susan Ruiz (D-Shawnee), Virgil Weigel (D-Topeka)

Corrections and Juvenile Justice: Chair: Bob Lewis (R-Garden City); Vice-Chair: John Resman (R-Olathe); Ranking Minority Tobias Schlingensiepen (D-Topeka); Nate Butler (R-Junction City); Lance Neelly (R-Tonganoxie); Chuck Smith (R-Pittsburg); Joe Seiwert (R-Pretty Prairie); Brad Barrett (R-Osage City); Rick James (R-La Cyne); Kevin Schwertfeger (R-Turon), John Carmichael (D-Wichita), Angela Martinez (D-Wichita), Brooklynne Mosley (D-Lawrence)

Commerce, Labor, and Economic Development: Chair: Sean Tarwater (R-Stilwell); Vice-Chair: Adam Turk (R-Shawnee); Ranking Minority Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (D-Overland Park); Ken Corbet (R-Topeka); Tom Kessler (R-Wichita); Patrick Penn (R-Wichita); Bill Sutton (R-Gardner); Kristey Williams (R-Augusta); Barb Wasinger (R-Hays); Laura Williams (R-Lenexa); Jill Ward (R-Wichita); Sean Willcott (R-Holton); Mike King (R-Hesston), Lynn Melton (D-Kansas City), Dan Osman (D-Overland Park), Mari-Lynn Poskin (D-Leawood), Rui Xu (D-Westwood)

Education: Chair: Susan Estes (R-Wichita); Vice-Chair: Kyle McNorton (R-Topeka); Ranking Minority Jerry Stogsdill (D-Prairie Village); Jason Goetz (R-Dodge City); Scott Hill (R-Abilene); Rebecca Schmoe (R-Ottawa); Mark Schreiber (R-Emporia); Sherri Brantley (R-Great Bend); Shawn Chauncey (R-Junction City); Dawn Wolf (R-Bennington); Steve Huebert (R-Valley Center); Lon Pishny (R-Garden City); Megan Steele (R-Manhattan), Linda Featherston (D-Overland Park), Silas Miller (D-Wichita), Louis Ruiz (D-Kansas City), Valdenia Winn (D-Kansas City)

Transportation: Chair: Shannon Francis (R-Liberal); Vice-Chair: Robyn Essex (R-Olathe); Ranking Minority Henry Helgerson (D-Wichita), Avery Anderson (R-Newton); Ken Collins (R-Mulberry); Leo Delperdang (R-Wichita); Dan Goddard (R-Parsons); Nick Hoheisel (R-Wichita); Jim Minnix (R-Scott City); Pat Proctor (R-Leavenworth); Rick Wilborn (R-McPherson); Lauren Bohi (R-Olathe); Chip VanHouden (R-Spring Hill), Jo Ella Hoye (D-Lenexa), KC Ohaebosim (D-Wichita), Lindsay Vaughn (D-Overland Park), Virgil Weigel (D-Topeka)

Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget: Chair: Lisa Moser (R-Wheaton); Vice-Chair: Marty Long (R-Ulysses); Ranking Minority Syndey Carlin (D-Manhattan); Bill Bloom (R-Clay Center); Ken Rahjes (R-Agra); Webster Roth (R-Winfield); Gary White (R-Ashland), John Alcala (D-Topeka), Pam Curtis (D-Kansas City)

Higher Education Budget: Chair: Steven Howe (R-Salina); Vice-Chair: Clarke Sanders (R-Salina); Ranking Minority Mike Amyx (D-Lawrence); Brett Fairchild (R-St. John); Samantha Poetter-Parshall (R-Paola); Kyler Sweely (R-Hutchinson); Paul Waggoner (R-Hutchinson), Kirk Haskins (D-Topeka), Tom Sawyer (D-Wichita)

Child Welfare and Foster Care: Chair: Cyndi Howerton (R-Wichita); Vice-Chair: Tim Johnson (R-Tonganoxie); Ranking Minority Jarrod Ousley (D-Merriam, Susan Humphries (R-Wichita); Sandy Pickert (R-Wichita); Carrie Barth; Brian Bergkamp (R-Wichita); Charlotte Esau (R-Olathe); Bill Rhiley (R-Wellingon); Angel Roeser (R-Manhattan), Ford Carr (D-Wichita), Cindy Neighbor (D-Shawnee), Wanda Brownlee Paige (D-Kansas City)

Welfare Reform: Chair: Francis Awerkamp (R-St. Mary’s); Vice-Chair: Bill Rhiley (R-Wellington); Ranking Minority Ford Carr (D-Wichita); Susan Humphries (R-Wichita); Sandy Pickert (R-Wichita); Carrie Barth (R-Baldwin City); Brian Bergkamp (R-Wichita); Charlotte Esau (R-Olathe); Dale Helwig (R-Columbus); Angel Roeser (R-Manhattan), Jarrod Ousley (D-Merriam), Alexis Simmons (D-Topeka), Wanda Brownlee Paige (D-Kansas City)

General Government Budget: Chair: Barb Wasinger (R-Hays); Vice-Chair: Sandy Pickert (R-Wichita), Ranking Minority Lynn Melton (D-Kansas City); Steve Huebert (R-Valley Center); Bill Rhiley (R-Wellington); Adam Turk (R-Shawnee); Chip VanHouden (R-Spring Hill), Mike Amyx (D-Lawrence), KC Ohaebosim (D-Wichita)

Agriculture and Natural Resources: Chair: Ken Rahjes (R-Agra); Vice-Chair: Lance Neelly (R-Tonganoxie); Ranking Minority Linda Featherston (D-Overland Park), Doug Blex (R-Independence); Brett Fairchild (R-St. John); Fred Gardner (R-Garnett); Jim Minnix (R-Scott City); Webster Roth (R-Winfield); Joe Seiwert (R-Pretty Prairie); Gary White (R-Ashland); Duane Droge (R-Eureka); Lisa Moser (R-Wheaton); Angel Roeser (R-Manhattan), Brooklynne Mosley (D-Lawrence), Wanda Brownlee Paige (D-Kansas City), Tobias Schlingensiepen (D-Topeka), Suzanne Wikle (D-Lawrence)

Transportation and Public Safety Budget: Chair: Avery Anderson (R-Newton); Vice-Chair: Leah Howell (R-Derby); Ranking Minority: Lynn Melton (D-Kansas City), Bill Bloom (R-Clay Center); Leo Delperdang (R-Wichita); Ron Ellis (R-Meridan); John Resman (R-Olathe), Ford Carr (D-Wichita), Virgil Weigel (D-Topeka)

K-12 Education Budget: Chair: Jason Goetz (R-Dodge City); Vice-Chair: Scott Hill (R-Abilene), Ranking Minority Valdenia Winn (D-Kansas City); Susan Estes (R-Wichita), Tim Johnson (R-Basehor); Rebecca Schmoe (R-Ottawa); Sherri Brantley (R-Great Bend); Kyle McNorton (R-Topeka); Kevin Schwertfeger (R-Turon); Megan Steele (R-Manhattan), Nikki McDonald (D-Olathe), Jarrod Ousley (D-Merriam), Mari-Lynn Poskin (D-Leawood)

Elections: Chair: Pat Proctor (R-Leavenworth); Vice-Chair: Paul Waggoner (R-Hutchinson), Ranking Minority Kirk Haskins (D-Topeka); Emil Bergquist (R-Park City); Brian Bergkamp (R-Wichita); Patrick Penn (R-Wichita); Shawn Chauncey (R-Junction City); Dale Helwig (R-Columbus); Rick James (R-La Cygne); Bill Sutton (R-Gardner); Sean Tarwater (R-Stillwell); Kristey Williams (R-Augusta), Heather Meyer (D-Overland Park), Silas Miller (D-Wichita), Alexis Simmons (D-Topeka)

The following is the make-up of the Senate Committees as they are known today. The Senate created a new committee on government efficiency.

Ways and Means: Chair: Rick Billinger (R-Goodland), Vice-Chair: JR Claeys (R-Salina). Ranking Minority Pat Pettey (D-Kansas City), Larry Alley (R-Winfield), Renee Erickson (R-Wichita), Michael Fagg (R-El Dorado), Rick Kloos (R-Berryton), Stephen Owens (R-Hesston), Virgil Peck (R-Havana), Michael Petersen (R-Wichita), Cindy Holscher (D-Overland Park)

Public Health and Welfare: Chair: Beverly Gossage (R-Eudora), Vice-Chair: Bill Clifford (R-Garden City), Ranking Minority Cindy Holscher (Overland Park), Chase Blasi (R-Wichita), Renee Erickson (R-Wichita), Michael Murphy (R-Sylvia), Stephen Owens (R-Hesston), TJ Rose (R-Olathe), Adam Thomas (R-Olathe), Mike Thompson (R-Shawnee), Pat Pettey (D-Kansas City)

Financial Institutions and Insurance: Chair: Brenda Dietrich (R-Topeka), Vice-Chair: Michael Fagg (R-El Dorado), Ranking Minority Marci Francisco (D-Lawrence, Mike Argabright (R-Olpe), Beverly Gossage (R-Eudora), Rick Kloos (R-Berryton), TJ Rose (R-Olathe), Kellie Warren (R-Shawnee), David Haley (D-Kansas City)

Judiciary: Chair: Kellie Warren (R-Shawnee), Vice-Chair: Kenny Titus (R-Manhattan), Ranking Minority Ethan Corson (R-Fairway), Mike Argabright (R-Olpe), Elaine Bowers (R-Concordia), Craig Bowser (R-Holton), Joseph Claeys (R-Wichita), Jeff Klemp (R-Lansing), TJ Rose (R-Olathe), Ron Ryckman, Sr. (R-Meade), Doug Shane (R-Louisburg), Patrick Schmidt (D-Topeka)

Assessment and Taxation: Chair: Caryn Tyson (R-Parker), Vice-Chair: Virgil Peck (R-Havana), Ranking Minority Ethan Corson (D-Fairway), Jeff Klemp (R-Lansing), Stephen Owens (R-Hesston), Michael Petersen (R-Wichita), Tim Shallenburger (R-Baxter Springs), Brad Starnes (R-Riley), Mary Ware (D-Wichita)

Agriculture and Natural Resources: Chair: Virgil Peck (R-Havana), Vice-Chair: Larry Alley (R-Winfield), Ranking Minority: Mary Ware (D-Wichita), Tory Marie Blew (R-Great Bend), Craig Bowser (R-Holton), Michael Fagg (R-El Dorado), Ron Ryckman, Sr. (R-Meade), Doug Shane (R-Louisburg), Brad Starnes (R-Riley), Kenny Titus (R-Manhattan), Marci Francisco (D-Lawrence)

Transportation: Chair: Michael Petersen (R-Wichita), Vice-Chair: Rick Kloos (R-Berryton), Ranking Minority Ethan Corson (D-Fairway), Mike Argabright (R-Olpe), Elaine Bowers (R-Concordia), Joseph Claeys (R-Wichita), Brenda Dietrich (R-Topeka), Jeff Klemp (R-Lansing), Caryn Tyson (R-Parker), Kellie Warren (R-Shawnee), Patrick Schmidt (D-Topeka)

Local Government, Transparency and Ethics: Chair: Elaine Bowers, Vice-Chair: Ron Ryckman, Sr., Tory Marie Blew, Craig Bowser, Joseph Claeys, Bill Clifford, Kenny Titus

Government Efficiency: Chair: Renee Erickson (R-Wichita), Vice-Chair: Michael Murphy (R-Sylvia), Ranking Minority Cindy Holscher (D-Overland Park), Larry Alley (R-Winfield), Rick Billinger (R-Goodland), Doug Shane (R-Louisburg), Adam Thomas (R-Olathe), Mike Thompson (R-Shawnee), Patrick Schmidt (D-Topeka)

Federal and State Affairs: Chair: Mike Thompson (R-Shawnee), Vice-Chair: Tory Marie Blew (R-Great Bend), Ranking Minority Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D-Wichita), Bill Clifford (R-Garden City), Brenda Dietrich (R-Topeka), Beverly Gossage (R-Eudora), Michael Murphy (R-Sylvia), Brad Starnes (R-Riley), Adam Thomas (R-Olathe), Caryn Tyson (R-Parker), Marci Francisco (D-Lawrence)

Commerce: Chair: Larry Alley (R-Winfield), Vice-Chair: Stephen Owens (R-Hesston), Ranking Minority Mary Ware (D-Wichita), Tory Marie Blew (R-Great Bend), Brenda Dietrich (R-Topeka), Jeff Klemp (R-Lansing), Rick Kloos (R-Berryton), Ron Ryckman, Sr. (R-Meade), Kenny Titus (R-Manhattan), Caryn Tyson (R-Parker), Ethan Corson (D-Fairway)

Utilities: Chair: Michael Fagg (R-El Dorado), Vice-Chair: Michael Petersen (R-Wichita), Ranking Minority Marci Francisco (D-Lawrence), Elaine Bowers (R-Concordia), Craig Bowser (R-Holton), Joseph Claeys (R-Wichita), Bill Clifford (R-Garden City), Virgil Peck (R-Havana), Mike Thompson (R-Shawnee), Kellie Warren (R-Leawood), Cindy Holscher (D-Overland Park)

Education: Chair: Renee Erickson (R-Wichita), Vice-Chair: Adam Thomas (R-Olathe), Ranking Minority: Dinah Sykes (D-Lenexa), Mike Argabright (R-Olpe), Chase Blasi (R-Wichita), Beverly Gossage (R-Eudora), Michael Murphy (R-Sylvia), TJ Rose (R-Olathe), Doug Shane (R-Louisburg), Brad Starnes (R-Riley), Pat Pettey (D-Kansas City)